Herd of manatees swims close to shore at Miramar Beach in Florida
Those at one Florida beach had a very close encounter with several of the state's beloved sea cows.
Peppa Pig offers sneak peek at new Winter Haven theme park
Peppa Pig, a wildly popular porcine with her own TV show and videos, showed up Thursday at what will be the Peppa Pig Theme Park in Winter Haven.
Biden authorizes $500M in aid relief to Afghan refugees amid Taliban takeover
The president authorized $500 million on Monday in aid relief to assist Afghan refugees amid chaos as the Taliban take over the country.
Alligator attacks handler at child’s birthday party in Utah
A child’s birthday party guest saves a wildlife handler after she was bitten by an alligator in Utah.
Wild Florida welcomes 2 baby albino gators to the world
The baby albinos are said to be in the back right now receiving care but they will soon be out in exhibit two for Wild Florida guests to enjoy.
96-year-old WWII veteran sings national anthem before baseball game
96-year-old John Plyman served his country in WWII. Before a baseball game in Michigan, he gave it his all while he sang his own rendition of the national anthem. Once done, he saluted and the crowd cheered.
Orangutan rocks sunglasses dropped by visitor into zoo enclosure
An orangutan gave onlookers a fashion show after wearing a safari visitor’s sunglasses.
3-year-old leukemia patient and Publix superfan surprised with his very own ‘Publix car'
3-year-old Reese, who was diagnosed with leukemia in December, would get so excited to go grocery shopping with his mom at Publix so he could drive the kids shopping cart car. He began asking to go every day -- and when a Publix employee in Florida found out, she got Reese his very own "Publix" car. She then drove eight hours up to Georgia to surprise the little boy at his home!
Male seahorse gives birth to hundreds of babies at Clearwater aquarium
A male seahorse was brought to the Clearwater Marine Aquarium for buoyancy issues and a few days later gave birth to hundreds of babies.
Two-headed turtle found at South Carolina state park
South Carolina park volunteers found three loggerhead sea turtle hatchlings -- and one had two heads.
Kansas City nurses crochet mini Olympic outfits for newborns
Newborns in Missouri wore Olympic-themed outfits hand-knitted by the nurse on staff in a mini opening ceremony.
Pennsylvania deli uses sign to warn drivers of police hiding behind it
What started as a half-joking ploy to get drivers to slow down caught the attention of the local police department.
Teen smacked in face by seagull on amusement park ride in Wildwood
A seagull smacked a girl right in the face on an amusement park ride in Wildwood, New Jersey.
Mother deer comes running to crying newborn human baby
An Ohio mother recognized a familiar maternal instinct in a female deer that came running out of the woods to check on her crying human baby.
Photo of 'embarrassed' raccoon rescued by firefighters goes viral
"It's really nothing to be ashamed of," the City of Dalton Fire Department wrote on Facebook.
Dead groupers appear along St. Pete coast as city experiences massive fish kill
Two massive groupers washed up along the St. Pete coastline on Wednesday morning roughly five miles apart.
Another illegally parked car nearly sinks in high tide along Courtney Campbell Causeway in Clearwater
For the second time in less than a month, an illegally parked car along the Courtney Campbell Causeway has ended up becoming partially submerged by high tide because the driver ignored posted warning signs.
'This is a miracle': Family's cat missing after Surfside condo collapse found alive 2 weeks later
A Florida family struggling in the aftermath of the Surfside condo collapse has been given a glimmer of hope in the midst of tragedy: their beloved cat, missing since the night of the disaster, has been found alive.
Tampa Bay Lightning championship boat parade planned for Monday
The Tampa Bay Lightning’s championship boat parade will kick off at 11 a.m. Monday, sailing down the Hillsborough River before a "huge celebration” at Julian B. Lane Riverfront Park. Here's the schedule and the route.
Lightning strike twice: Bolts are back-to-back champions
The Stanley Cup isn’t going anywhere. The Tampa Bay Lightning will retain the legendary NHL trophy for another year after winning their second title in a row -- this time in front of their home fans.